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Ken Burns newbie - which order to watch the documentaries?
Posted on 9/18/19 at 9:33 am
Posted on 9/18/19 at 9:33 am
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Brooklyn Bridge (1981)
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God (1984)
The Statue of Liberty (1985)
Huey Long (1985)
The Congress (1988)
Thomas Hart Benton (1988)
The Civil War (1990; 9 episodes)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
Baseball (1994; 9 episodes - updated with The Tenth Inning in 2010, with Lynn Novick)
Thomas Jefferson (1997)
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)
Frank Lloyd Wright (1998, with Lynn Novick)
Not For Ourselves Alone: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony (1999)
Jazz (2001; 10 episodes)
Mark Twain (2001)
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005)
The War (2007, with Lynn Novick; 7 episodes)
The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009; 6 episodes)
Prohibition (2011, with Lynn Novick; 3 episodes)
The Dust Bowl (2012; 4 episodes)
The Central Park Five (2012, with Sarah Burns and David McMahon)
Yosemite: A Gathering of Spirit (2013)
The Address (2014)
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014; 7 episodes)
Jackie Robinson (2016, with Sarah Burns and David McMahon)
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War (2016)
The Vietnam War (2017, with Lynn Novick; 10 episodes)
File:"The Vietnam War" Preview and Conversation with Ken Burns.webm
Conversation with Ken Burns about The Vietnam War. Video by the LBJ Library
The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science (2018, with Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers)
Country Music (miniseries) (2019)
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Posted on 9/18/19 at 9:34 am to CAD703X
Baseball >>>>>>>>>>
Posted on 9/18/19 at 9:43 am to CAD703X
Haven't seen them all but
The Civil War
Prohibition
The Dust Bowl
Baseball
were all great. I suspect Vitenam is good but haven't seen it yet.
I didn't finish the Roosevelts but I don't like FDR
Additionally, Peter Coyote as a narrator makes a lot of these films IMO. I'd start with anything he narrates and go from there.
The Civil War
Prohibition
The Dust Bowl
Baseball
were all great. I suspect Vitenam is good but haven't seen it yet.
I didn't finish the Roosevelts but I don't like FDR
Additionally, Peter Coyote as a narrator makes a lot of these films IMO. I'd start with anything he narrates and go from there.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 9:46 am to CAD703X
Lewis and Clark was really good.
The West is pretty awesome too. frick it, just watch them all in chronological order. I don't think I've ever seen something that Burns had a hand in that wasn't fantastic
The West is pretty awesome too. frick it, just watch them all in chronological order. I don't think I've ever seen something that Burns had a hand in that wasn't fantastic
Posted on 9/18/19 at 9:46 am to CAD703X
They're all great. Find a topic that interests you and start there. Personally, I would start with the Civil War. If you're not into war docs, Baseball or the National Parks would be fantastic as well.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 9:54 am to GeauxBayouBengals
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Find a topic that interests you and start there.
This.
His newer stuff like Vietnam and the Roosevelts are really good.
Civil War is a classic.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 9:56 am to GetCocky11
National Parks was the first one I watched and it's still my favorite.
Baseball is up there too. Either one of those two would be a great start point.
Baseball is up there too. Either one of those two would be a great start point.
This post was edited on 9/18/19 at 9:58 am
Posted on 9/18/19 at 10:00 am to CAD703X
Brace yourself when you get towards the end of Baseball. The "Tenth Inning" episode was shot 16 years after the initial series. It's jarring to see the on-camera experts suddenly advance in age, especially since a couple of them had health issues.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 10:01 am to WinnPtiger
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The West is pretty awesome too. frick it, just watch them all in chronological order. I don't think I've ever seen something that Burns had a hand in that wasn't fantastic
I loved when History channel would play "The West" every morning
Posted on 9/18/19 at 10:08 am to CAD703X
Brooklyn Bridge is my favorite.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 10:12 am to CAD703X
As others have said, Pick one that covers a subject already in your wheelhouse, but make sure to watch The Civil War, Baseball, The Vietnam War, Jazz, National Parks, Prohibition, really all of them, if possible. Probably going to include Country Music in the must watch list too. I haven't seen it all, and I'm not really a country music fan, but it's been great so far.
You might not think you'll care about one, but you'll learn from them. Don't be surprised if you catch yourself humming tunes you heard in them. Some of the music might haunt you. You'll learn from them, and some of it is powerful stuff, regardless of the subject.
You might not think you'll care about one, but you'll learn from them. Don't be surprised if you catch yourself humming tunes you heard in them. Some of the music might haunt you. You'll learn from them, and some of it is powerful stuff, regardless of the subject.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 10:16 am to chinese58
Huey Long, Jazz, and Civil War have the most to do with Louisiana, if you want to go there.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 10:34 am to Tigeralum2008
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I loved when History channel would play "The West" every morning
you mean you'd rather watch that than 6 hours of American Pickers?
are you fricking high?
Posted on 9/18/19 at 11:13 am to CAD703X
Good lord I didnt realize he had that many. I assumed I had seen most.
Civil War, Prohibition and The Dust Bowl are probably my favorites. I liked Baseball, and the sport in general, but it grew tiresome there towards the end. I wouldnt start with it, start with something with not quite so many episodes.
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Brooklyn Bridge (1981)
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God (1984)
The Statue of Liberty (1985)
Huey Long (1985)
The Congress (1988)
Thomas Hart Benton (1988)
The Civil War (1990; 9 episodes)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
Baseball (1994; 9 episodes - updated with The Tenth Inning in 2010, with Lynn Novick)
Thomas Jefferson (1997)
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)
Frank Lloyd Wright (1998, with Lynn Novick)
Not For Ourselves Alone: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony (1999)
Jazz (2001; 10 episodes)
Mark Twain (2001)
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005)
The War (2007, with Lynn Novick; 7 episodes)
The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009; 6 episodes)
Prohibition (2011, with Lynn Novick; 3 episodes)
The Dust Bowl (2012; 4 episodes)
The Central Park Five (2012, with Sarah Burns and David McMahon)
Yosemite: A Gathering of Spirit (2013)
The Address (2014)
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014; 7 episodes)
Jackie Robinson (2016, with Sarah Burns and David McMahon)
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War (2016)
The Vietnam War (2017, with Lynn Novick; 10 episodes)
File:"The Vietnam War" Preview and Conversation with Ken Burns.webm
Conversation with Ken Burns about The Vietnam War. Video by the LBJ Library
The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science (2018, with Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers)
Country Music (miniseries) (2019)
Civil War, Prohibition and The Dust Bowl are probably my favorites. I liked Baseball, and the sport in general, but it grew tiresome there towards the end. I wouldnt start with it, start with something with not quite so many episodes.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 11:19 am to CAD703X
Baseball--essential viewing for any baseball fan
The Civil War--probably his best American History/war doc
Unforgivable Blackness--Probably my favorite because I'm a huge boxing history buff and the footage and images he compiled are incredible
The West--A must for fans of that time period and that setting
The Civil War--probably his best American History/war doc
Unforgivable Blackness--Probably my favorite because I'm a huge boxing history buff and the footage and images he compiled are incredible
The West--A must for fans of that time period and that setting
This post was edited on 9/18/19 at 11:48 am
Posted on 9/18/19 at 11:20 am to WinnPtiger
quote:Mike in attic: "I just found this Roy Rogers lunchbox, it's missing the thermos, but it's still a great find."
American Pickers
Meanwhile Frank in barn: "Here's a thermos to a Roy Rogers lunchbox. Somebody with a lunchbox will pay top dollar for this."
Danielle on phone: "Hate to bother you guys, but I've got a guy over here looking to buy Roy Rogers memorabilia."
Posted on 9/18/19 at 11:20 am to CAD703X
The Civil War is still my favorite.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 11:43 am to CAD703X
My Favs:
1. Civil War
2. The National Parks
3. Lewis and Clark
4. Baseball
...and his brothers documentary Ric Burns on New York - it's 10-hours long but amazing.
1. Civil War
2. The National Parks
3. Lewis and Clark
4. Baseball
...and his brothers documentary Ric Burns on New York - it's 10-hours long but amazing.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 12:11 pm to CAD703X
I've always been particularly fascinated with the details of how a certain genre of music gets started.
For example, I watched a very ambitious 5-part BBC produced documentary on YT called the History of Music. It goes from caveman drawings of ram horns to gregorian chants to choirs to operas blah blah blah to jazz to rock n roll. Fantastic overview, but it didn't spend more than 15 mins on any one genre.
Then I found Ken Burns's Jazz. Incredible detail from its New Orleans origins to its world-wide spread & evolution.
I am currently going through his Country Music one on PBS.org and it is simply fascinating. I'm not even a country fan, but this series is must-see, at least for me.
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For example, I watched a very ambitious 5-part BBC produced documentary on YT called the History of Music. It goes from caveman drawings of ram horns to gregorian chants to choirs to operas blah blah blah to jazz to rock n roll. Fantastic overview, but it didn't spend more than 15 mins on any one genre.
Then I found Ken Burns's Jazz. Incredible detail from its New Orleans origins to its world-wide spread & evolution.
I am currently going through his Country Music one on PBS.org and it is simply fascinating. I'm not even a country fan, but this series is must-see, at least for me.
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This post was edited on 9/18/19 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 9/18/19 at 12:37 pm to CAD703X
I am also fairly virgined to KB docs (I've seen parts of some, but not whole ones I don't believe), but am definitely interested in them
This is one I have been wanting to watch BAD lately. May have to break down and buy it.
If I had time I would also want to watch these from that list:
The Statue of Liberty (1985)
The Civil War (1990; 9 episodes)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
The Civil War (1990; 9 episodes)
Baseball (1994; 9 episodes - updated with The Tenth Inning in 2010, with Lynn Novick)
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)
Jazz (2001; 10 episodes)
Mark Twain (2001)
The War (2007, with Lynn Novick; 7 episodes)
The Dust Bowl (2012; 4 episodes)
Yosemite: A Gathering of Spirit (2013)
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014; 7 episodes)
Jackie Robinson (2016, with Sarah Burns and David McMahon)
The Vietnam War (2017, with Lynn Novick; 10 episodes)
Country Music (miniseries) (2019)
quote:
The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009; 6 episodes)
This is one I have been wanting to watch BAD lately. May have to break down and buy it.
If I had time I would also want to watch these from that list:
The Statue of Liberty (1985)
The Civil War (1990; 9 episodes)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
The Civil War (1990; 9 episodes)
Baseball (1994; 9 episodes - updated with The Tenth Inning in 2010, with Lynn Novick)
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)
Jazz (2001; 10 episodes)
Mark Twain (2001)
The War (2007, with Lynn Novick; 7 episodes)
The Dust Bowl (2012; 4 episodes)
Yosemite: A Gathering of Spirit (2013)
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014; 7 episodes)
Jackie Robinson (2016, with Sarah Burns and David McMahon)
The Vietnam War (2017, with Lynn Novick; 10 episodes)
Country Music (miniseries) (2019)
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